Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-05
Sales of Real Estate.

F. S. Obold has sold to Meyer Loeb, twelve lots
in 50. 1O47 fronting 343 street. 12S on street
and pa on 18th street southwest, for $1,000. W.
j. Newton, assignee, has sold to j. Sprigg Poole
sub lots 191 to 1885, each 15X75 feet on 18th street
between W and Boundary Streets for s4,375. w.
II. Carr has sold to J. N. Whitney, sub lots C. D
and fronting 46xsO feet On 21st street between @
and streets northwest, for 3. 500. Mary G.
Eggerstedt has sold to j. B. Lanrer lot %, So 253
tj0X15 feet) on the southwest corner of and 18th
streets for $4,000
Messrs. Addison & Larcombe, real estate brokers'
have sold TO John B. Larner, for Mrs. Mary c. Eg.
gerstedt, through her agent, S. T. Luckett, fol
s25, 600, the property on the southwest corner OF
18th and 6 streets northwest
ID. B. Croft has sold to w. s. YeateS sub. lot IA,
square 40, fronting on T street, running through
to Boundary, between 9th and 9TH, for 81, 600.
lot 60 square 81, fronting 94S feet on Massachu-
sets avenue, between 9th and 10th streets north
west, for S13, 900.
II. Burkhart has sold to A. B. Smith lots 1 to 4
ana part ., square 7l2, at the corner OF and LIST
streets northeast, for $500. Isaac Steinem has
bought OF r. Francis part lot 4, square PSF, front
Ing 23H feet on street. between 18th and 10Th
streets northwest, for S., 800.
REVERE w. GURLEY AND THE FREE DELIVERY
SYsTEM.-The death of Revere w. Gurey, on the
31st uitino. merits more than a passing notice.
He was born fifty-eight years ago in Baton Rouge,
louisiana, and was the son of Judge Henry w.
Guriey. who had been Representative in Con-
gresS and United States district judge. Revere
W. GuTiey read law in the Office of Judah P. Ben
jam1n, and Tor a time practiced his procession in
New Orleans. He came to Washington in 1860,
anu Was appointed to position in the Post Office
department to cOdify the rulings Of that depart
ment which, at that time were in complicated
and confused condition. In 1864 he was placed in
charge OF the freedelivery SYSTEM then in its in
fancy and which, being an Untr1ed problem, was
looked upon by many with serious misgiving.
Whatever OF success this system has attained may
be truthrully said to have been accomplished 10y
the untiring Industry and sound judgment OF Mr..
Gurley, who from the time OF his designation as
the head OF the system by Mr. Blair until his resig
nation one year ago, gave his every effort first to
secure thd success OF the system, and this accom-
plished, then to labor for whatever might promise
Improvement in the methods. To him more than
complete and admirable system OF free delivery
now in general use in our cities.
A MIXED ASSAULT CAsE-A case OF assault and
battery was called for trial in the Police Court yes
terday, John Doyle the prisoner entering from the
dock with the assistance OF cane, his loot being
tied UP with a bundle OF rags. The cOmplainantS,
John bowman and Frank Huyck, were called in as
witnesses. Their heads were bandaged, and
HuyckS face and eyes were badly swollen. TeSti-
mony was given TO show that the parties to the
assault visited saloon near Boundary and 7th
streets Thursday night. Doyle and Huyck drank to-
gether and afterwards quarreled and fought. Mr..
BOWMAN acted as peacemaker and got the worst of
the hight. Doyle's foot was injured in his en-
deavOr TO escape lie was fined SO for aSSaulting
the peacemaker. The other charge was dismissed.
BiscOe COnfesses.
BE SAYS BE KILLED CAPT. DIXON BECAUSE HE DIS
LIKED HIM.
John Benjamin Biscoe, colored convicted at Port
Tobacco, Nd, of the murder OF Capt. Robert r.
Dixon, has made statement to L. NJ Switzerland,
foreman of the jury that convicted him, in which
he acknowledges having killed the captain SUM-
day morning about three or four miles out in the
Potomac river, and that the act was deliberate
and committed by himself alone. He denies his
former assertions about the captains swapping a
gun at MIN. and states that they had not been In
any alteration, but the captain said he did not
know whether he would bring him back from
down the river or not. The Captain went below to
light his pipe, and While he Biscoe) was working
the pump he took piece OF wood and struck Capt.
Dixon as ne came up from below, the captain TALL
ing back with his head on the locker He remained
there about ten minutes, when BiScOe placed q
rope around his neck, and dragging him on deck
threw him overheard. He came UP from the river
once and struggled considerably, finally sinking,
and Biscoe saw MIN no more. BiscOe got about IS.
He said he killed Capt. Dixon not because he
wanted to rob- but because he did not like him,
The prisoner does not seem to fear hanging. but
has asked to see a priest, and expresses concern
about the hereafter.